Keeping the Family Together – Lessons from an 8 year-old By Eryka T. Johnson Do you value keeping the family together in today’s society? If you said “yes”, I can certainly believe you have kids running around getting into things and being a wonderful addition to your family unit. Let me tell you a secret…kids sometimes have a lot more wisdom than we think and can teach us lessons in life. Often we try to cover up & hide things from our kids when they already sense what’s going on in the home. In this article, I will share a [...]

The Danger of Not Preparing Ahead of Time & The Nightmare It Creates By Eryka T. Johnson Preparing ahead of time is a necessity when you are a busy mom with lots of responsibilities. If you don’t know by now, you are the go-to person, the expert, and the super star of the family. Whenever the kids are in need of snacks, help with homework, and a hug or your spouse needs a back rub, his keys, or a roll of tissue, you are the one who has to arise to the occasion and meet the needs of everyone. With [...]

The Mistakes of Those Who Can Make a Difference But Won’t & How to Overcome This By Eryka T. Johnson Today’s article is one that is literally burning in my heart as the tears are rolling with each word I write. After watching a short segment of footage of starving children eating dirt in Africa, my passion & fire to do what God has called me to has been ignited once again. To see such distress in the world and do nothing means you are turning your back on those in need that you have been called to help. How [...]

Looking for Stability in the Midst of Chaos By Eryka T. Johnson As a woman, one thing that has always been important to me is stability. In fact, when everything else around you is failing, crumbling, deteriorating, or being challenged, you were designed to look for the stability in it all. In this article, I will be addressing…Looking for Stability in the Midst of Chaos. Stability and chaos, how in the world can the two co-exist? I’m so glad you asked. In 2005, I lived in Slidell, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina. Slidell was in the St. Tammany Parish area where [...]